(March 23, 2009)The Cégep de Sainte-Foy Dynamiques won the gold medal for a second year in a row in front of a overheated home crowd in Québec city this past weekend. The host team for the 2009 CCAA Women's Basketball Championship overtook the Sheridan Bruins with a final score of 70 to 62.

Donisha Young and Hali Burns scored 21 and 13 points for the Bruins while Marie-Pascale Nadeau and Catherine Groleau led the Dynamiques to the gold medal with 17 and 15 points each.

The Lethbridge College Kodiaks (Alberta) won the bronze medal in a tight match against the Dawson College Blues. Nadine Adams ans Bonnie Smith led their team to the victory with 16 and 14 points each. Carolann Cloutier and Sabrina Stambouli both scored 14 points for Dawson.

The final tournament rankings are as follows:

Gold: Collège de Sainte-Foy
Silver: Sheridan College
Bronze: Lethbridge College
4th place: Dawson College
5/6 place: MacEwan College 
5/6 place: Seneca College
7th place: Camosum College
8th place: Saint Thomas University
The CCAA All-Tournament Team Awards were announced and presented during the Closing Ceremony.

Second All Stars Team

Camosun College - Carmen Lapthorne
Seneca College - Ashley Docking
MacEwan College - Jill Verhesen
Lethbridge College - Anne Mercer
Sheridan Institute of Technologye - Donisha Young

First All Star Team

Dawson College - Sabrina Stambouli
Lethbridge College - Kayla Lambert
Cégep de Sainte-Foy - Catherine Groleau
Sheridan Institute of Technology - Hali Burns
Cégep de Sainte-Foy - Françoise Charest

Tournament Most Valuable Player: Cégep de Sainte-Foy - Marie-Pascale Nadeau

Fair Play Award: MacEwan College

For more information and complete results, please visit the 2009 CCAA Women’s Basketball  National Championship website at http://www.basketball2009.ca/

Colette Struthers                                                                  
CCAA Communications and Events Coordinator       
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